Packing for China Part 2

The on/off, can I/can't I? Will they/Won't they saga of my baggage allowance seems to have been settled by the agent. As I mentioned the agent told me I could have 30 kilos and the airline told me, no no no, its 20 kilos for you in cattle class.  Anyhow, the agent has confirmed the 30 kilos and re-issued my ticket, Im still ringing up Cathay Pacific tomorrow, just in case - just in case I don't have $600 on my person when they tell me my baggage is overweight!

As it is I have just re-packed my bag, reassessed the contents and at the moment my main bag is about 23 kilos.

This is the full list:

Main Bag

Running shoes

Black shoes for work
Running shorts - Lycra
Running shirt - long sleeves
Polo Shirt x 2
Waxed type Jacket
Black and White Kefeya Scarf

Casual Rugby style shirts x 1 - long sleeve 
Track suit bottoms  - new and thick and warm x1
Towel (small hand towel)
2 x blue jeans
7 cotton shirts -  for work etc 5 x long sleeve formal 2 x short sleeve casual
2 x thermal vests and 2 x thermal long johns - there is no heating in Chinese schools
6 pairs underpants 
7 pairs of socks 

2 x ankle socks for running

1 woolly hat 
1 woolly bobble hat
2 x pair thick socks
Running trousers (Lycra)

8 ties

Lumberjack style hat (bought in china last time)

1 x neck scarf

Long sleeve top

Polo neck top - long sleeve

White England Nike rugby top

Linen Suit

Trousers (work)

Grey work jacket

Micro fleece

Swimming shorts

Hiking boots

Dark Suit

Wash bag with razor, toothbrush, small toothpaste, small bottle Calvin Klein One and other bits n pieces

Bigger wash bag holding various medicines including 20 lemsips (gold dust in China), some anti Beijing tummy remedy, migraine medicine, anadin, anti indigestion medicine etc. 

Plus:

3 brown puffers (cenil modulate)

4 blue ventolin

Canvas bag (present)

Shoe brushes x 2

3 x pairs of insoles

small canvas artwork 6 x 6 inches

2 x filters (for friends hot tub)

4 x anti perspirent roll ons, 

Swiss army knife 

When I started the repack the bag was weighing in at about 26 kilos. So I have reduced this by removing all the packaging from various medicines, removed a glass bottle of cough medicine ( I might regret this), the short sleeved rugby shirt, removed the bath towel, I can buy one in China, removed gloves, removed scarf and anything in superfluous packaging i.e., took shoes out of shoe bag.

Computer Bag carry on

Spare dog lead

Neoprene knee brace

Office folder containing papers, certificates etc

Ventolin

Hair clay

Olbas Oil 10ml

Kindle

Google Nexus tablet

Hanky (cotton)

Notebooks x 2

Spare mobile phone

Glasses x 3 (reading)

Business cards

8 x USB memory sticks

Oxford School Thesaurus

Apple Mac Book in case

Dr Dre Headphones

Dogs papers

Lead and Harness

This is about 7 kilos at the moment, it might be too heavy, the airline only stipulates a computer case or briefcase. 

Back pack carry on

2 x electrical plug adaptors

Camera

All Charging leads for gadgets

Camera lens wrapped in scarf

2 bags sweets for friends kids

spare glasses and sun glasses

spare razor blades (1 pack)

Hat

moist toilet tissue

Head torch (wind up)

anadin

3 x Typhoo tea packs (I know coals to Newcastle etc - but you can't beat a good cuppa, even in China!)

This is about 5 kilos at the moment and can be 7 kilos as my carry on bag. 

I have a waist belt as well which will have another pack of moist toilet tissue (a boon in China believe me), my sunglasses which I can wear around my neck when boarding, my small camera which I can wear on my belt when boarding. 

I also will carry an overcoat with stuff in the pockets.

Plus of course I will be wearing shirt, trousers, jacket, probably my fleece, doc martens etc. 

Once I have called Cathay Pacific tomorrow and confirmed my baggage allowance this is pretty much it I think.

Watch this space.